The summary of all the transfer market news of the day that has just been archived. Between rumors, negotiations and behind the scenes, here is the most important news.
MILAN, IT’S NOW OFFICIAL: GOODBYE WITH PEGS. JUVENTUS, RENEW CAMBIASO AND RUGANI. THE BIANCONERI ACCELERATE FOR DI GREGORIO, WITH THIAGO MOTTA CALAFIORI CAN ARRIVE. BOLOGNA, ITALIAN IS THE FIRST CHOICE FOR THE POST-MOTTA, PALLADINO’S RATES ARE RISE AT FIORENTINA. SASSUOLO, SPORTING DIRECTOR GIOVANNI ROSSI LEAVES AT THE END OF THE SEASON.
Stefano Pioli will no longer be AC Milan’s coach starting next season. The news had been widely anticipated, now the official press release from the Rossoneri club has also arrived: “AC Milan and Stefano Pioli – we read – will not continue together next season. AC Milan and Stefano Pioli announce that they will not continue together next season, meaning interrupt the professional relationship that has bound them since October 2019.
Double renewal at Juventus: Daniele Rugani has renewed his contract until 2026, while Andrea Cambiaso has signed until 2029.
Riccardo Calafiori is one step away from Juventus. Another hidden job by sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli, who is said to be very close to an agreement with Bologna. The newspaper also underlines the figures of the operation: 25 million euros for a player born in 2002 who will go to play the European Championship with Italy, a not bad deal for the Old Lady, considering that Bremer, for example, was paid 50 and he is five years younger. We’ll see if and when it finally closes, but Calafiori could be the first shot for Thiago Motta’s Juventus.
While awaiting the arrival of Thiago Motta, the coach designated to inherit Massimiliano Allegri’s bench, Juventus is already starting to accelerate on the market in view of next season. In the last few hours, in fact, the trail that leads to Michele Di Gregorio for the door of the future has heated up again. Indeed, the operation that leads to the Monza goalkeeper is to be considered very advanced. It is based on 18 million euros for the price tag, an important figure for a player who has performed well in this Serie A season which is now coming to an end. Among the best of Palladino’s team, Di Gregorio was just today elected by the Lega Serie A as MVP among the goalkeepers of 2023/2024. At the beginning of next week there could already be news on the definitive white smoke of the deal that will bring Di Gregorio in the Juventus goalkeeping squad which currently counts on Mattia Perin and Wojciech Szczesny. Born in 1997, from Inter school, Di Gregorio grew up in the Nerazzurri youth sector where he began his career, then passing through various loans until arriving at Monza, where he stood out: 4 seasons in Brianza, promotion from Serie B to A with almost one hundred and fifty games on the scoresheet.
Who will be Thiago Motta’s replacement on the Bologna bench? According to Corriere dello Sport on newsstands today, Sartori and Di Vaio have been working for some time on the possible succession, which is now certain. And the first choice, not from today, is Vincenzo Italiano. Due to the respect that Bologna has for a friendly club like Fiorentina, however, they will wait for the Conference final before giving them the decisive assault. To date, there are two alternative solutions: Eusebio Di Francesco and Raffaele Palladino. The Roman newspaper, in its today’s edition, also tells a background story linked to two other coaches: Igor Tudor and Francesco Farioli. The two of them were also in the casting, before reaching an agreement with Lazio and Ajax respectively. The rossoblù club had their names on the list, but they didn’t move because they were still waiting for Thiago Motta’s final decision, communicated only a few days ago, when these two objectives were now over.
Fiorentina is thinking only and only about the Conference League final next week but in the meantime the management is still working to identify Vincenzo Italiano’s replacement, given that the coach is destined to leave regardless of what the result of the match in Athens will be against Olympiacos scheduled for next Wednesday at 9pm. According to what was gathered by the TMW editorial staff, the transfer men of the Viola club have reactivated direct contacts with Raffaele Palladino, the current coach of Monza who has already been targeted by the lily club in recent weeks. The former striker’s prices are on the rise while Alberto Aquilani, another name at the top of the Fiorentina management list, is waiting for any calls and will also speak with Pisa, his current club, in the next few days. However, Palladino is currently in pole position and if an agreement is reached he will probably be Italiano’s heir. Not to forget the fact that the current Fiorentina coach himself could get an automatic extension with the Viola, expected in the event of qualification for the next Europa League. If the Conference victory were to arrive on Wednesday, the renewal would be a reality, but regardless of this his adventure in Florence will end.
Giovanni Rossi leaves Sassuolo. Through a note published on its official website, the black and green club has announced that the current sporting director will leave Sassuolo at the end of the season. This is the statement:
Sassuolo Calcio and Sporting Director Giovanni Rossi announce that they will terminate their professional relationship at the end of the current season. The Company thanks Giovanni Rossi with deep affection and esteem for the commitment, dedication and great professionalism demonstrated in these years of work. An intense relationship spent together from the Serie C1 championships to Serie A through a strong human bond.
Sassuolo Calcio wishes Giovanni good luck for the future.
BARCELONA ANNOUNCES THE EXEMPTION OF XAVI HERNANDEZ. TIAGO PINTO IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. BOURNEMOUTH ANNOUNCES THE ARRIVAL OF THE FORMER ROMA. NAHITAN NANDEZ IN SAUDI ARABIA: HE SIGNED WITH AL-QADSIAH FC
With a note that appeared on its official website, Barcelona made the termination of their relationship with Xavi Hernandez official. “The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta announced this afternoon to Xavi Hernandez that he will not continue to coach the first team in the 2024-25 season – reads the note -. The meeting took place at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper and were present the sporting vice president Rafa Yuste, the sporting director Anderson Luís de Souza, Deco, as well as Xavi’s assistants, Òscar Hernández and Sergio Alegre. FC Barcelona would like to thank Xavi for his work as a coach, who adds to an unprecedented career as a player and team captain, and wishes him all the luck in the world first team”. In the last few hours, Barcelona has taken decisive steps for its successor: it is the German Hans-Dieter Flick, a coach who will sign an agreement on an annual basis with an option for the following season (which will coincide with the end of Joan’s term as president The door).
Tiago Pinto leaves Bournemouth. In recent days, the former Roma manager closed the agreement with the Premier League club which this morning, through its social channels, announced the agreement with the Portuguese manager: We are pleased to welcome our new president of football operations, Tiago Pinto. He will start in his role next week and will work with club chief executive Neill Blake and technical director Simon Francis on all football matters.”
The career of Nahitan Nandez, the Uruguayan midfielder who greeted the Cagliari fans this morning, will continue in Saudi Arabia. With a note appearing on the official website, Al-Qadsiah FC – a club newly promoted to the top division – announced the hiring of the player born in 1995.